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ammonium sulphate
Ammonium sulfate (IUPAC-recommended spelling; also ammonium sulphate in British English), (NH4)2SO4, is an inorganic salt with a number of commercial uses. The most common use is as a soil fertilizer. It contains 21percentage nitrogen as ammonium cations, and 24percentage sulfur as sulfate anions. In fertilizer the purpose of the sulfate is to reduce the soil pH.